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Noun

1. 1
   A bath in intense heat; sauna.

   "A central daily event in men's lives was the firebath, which was like a sauna with intense radiant heat."

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saunasauna

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"A central daily event in men's lives was the firebath, which was like a sauna with intense radiant heat."

Etymology

From Middle English *fyrebath, from Old English fȳrbæþ (“fire-bath”), equivalent to fire + bath.

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